Is logic useful for doing Philosophy?
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https://doi.org/10.5007/1808-1711.2024.e96740Keywords:
Logic, Philosophy, Arguments, Formalization, Logic ProofsAbstract
Providing some basic arguments and a historical context, I introduce the special volume What can we do in Philosophy using Logic? In this introduction, I discuss whether logic is useful for understanding, evaluating or building arguments in philosophy. I argue that, although there has been research supporting the idea that logic can serve as a philosophical instrument, this has not shown completely its utility. This is the reason I offer to discuss the importance of logic in philosophy, trying to show that philosophers employ logic when they work with arguments and also obtain worth benefits by applying it.
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